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Family caregivers who have begun caring for their senior loved ones are being challenged by tasks that they have never done. There are things they need to do each day requiring physical strength many don’t have. There are also medically complex tasks family caregivers often just don’t have the skills to complete. Family caregivers are finding completing these … Read more
Our knowledge of diabetes care, risk factors and the status of diabetes treatments is updated every two years. Also tracked are the trends in diabetes care that can be used to focus our efforts toward prevention strategies. The latest Diabetes Report Card was recently published by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC’s ultimate … Read more
Long-established habits, routines, likes and dislikes are common in senior adults. Adherence to those can often make the difference between good and bad days, especially for those with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. Knowing those would be key to getting the personalized, compassionate care family members want for senior loved ones who live in senior … Read more
We know that families take advantage of the summer time to take trips together and enjoy new experiences. For some, the family vacation includes visiting far away family and for others it may be going somewhere new for an exciting adventure. Families also like to travel together to places that are meant for fun, such … Read more
Under even normal circumstances, being a family caregiver can be tough. Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or other dementia increases the caregiving challenge. Caregivers who are caring for people with dementia face more challenges than family caregivers who are not helping someone with dementia. Those caring for a loved one with dementia have to overcome behaviors … Read more
Technology and seniors seem tailor made for a wonderful friendship, but it has taken a while for them to warm up to each other. Seniors have long lagged other age groups in their adoption of the devices and services powered by technology. Today over 50% of older adults are active on the web but there … Read more
Raise your hand if you’re ready to stop working and retire. That’s a lot of hands! Now, how many of us are ready for retirement – – to live the way we want after we retire? An overarching topic of the White House Conference on Aging was helping us to be financially ready to face our retirement years. The face … Read more
The number of family caregivers is increasing faster than we can count them. Estimates provided by the Family Caregiver Alliance put the number near 65 million. That was in 2012! The number is surely higher right now. At that time it represented 29% of Americans. Caregivers come in every dimension – men, women, daughters, sons, old, young, … Read more
Oh no, it seems like it was only yesterday we went to get our annual seasonal flu shot. We have almost flown through another year already! The time has come to begin making plans to get one for this season — and to consider what other vaccines our senior loved ones and we may need. … Read more
